Fidelma Healy Eames (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Will these issues be sorted out by the transfer date? These include the question of who will take over liability for senior staff pensioners, now retired, and whether the domestic allowance that must be paid will be passed on to councils. Some councils fear it will come out of the local government fund. This will short-change customers and put councils on the back foot. What happens if we are charged on the basis of use above a certain quota, which I understand to be the case? If demand for water drops, which it should with good behavioural change, what will be the knock-on effect on cost? We are entering with a certain expectation. Councils have a fear of being out of pocket because of the service level agreement and the transfer date.